Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-02-04
LIGHTS and SHADOWS.
burnt OUT

BUhNI OUI.
AS Speaker Crosse DOTTED his linen duster
and wiped the beads of perspiration from
his classic brow yesterday afternoon, the
fragrance Of the roses and blooming lilacs
on capitol hill were waited into the sultry
nall and the singing of the nesting oriole
sihe piped his liquid lay in the branches
of the dropping banana tree filled the beat
ing hearts of the solons with the languid
ecstacy Of poetry. The members saun-
tered idly into the hall, many Of them with
their coats thrown carelessly over their
arms, and as the speaker brought his gavel
laZily down upon the sun-warmed desk, it
was discovered that Chaplain Cook had not
arrived to open the session with prayer.
The lolling legislators were not disap-
pointed at this, and with that limped indo-
lence born of a warm and oppressive at
mosphere, were prone to await his arrival
before getting down to the drudgery of
Legislative work. But it was learned that
the worthy chaplain had organized
Sunday school picnic and gone out to
MeadoWland park to indulge with the JOY
GUS lads and lasses in an afternoons frolic
meath the shade of the whispering foliage
of leafy bowers. This, together with the
report that Representative Ward was lying
at the foot Of Capitol Hill overcome by the
heat cheat in the collar over the passage of
the court billy, led to a motion on the part
Of Mr.. Hawk to adjourn. Inasmuch as by
mistake the engineer had turned on the
steam, and the hall had been transformed
into an unbearable oven, the motion pre-
vailed, and the members returned
to the gnarled and knotted plum
groves to gather plums. In this con-
nectiOn it may be stated that some are not
finding as many pIums as they expected,
and many of the candidates for office who
joined the party pronounce the crop dis
NAL and pitiable failure.
The senators were more fortunate in the
location of their chamber, and with the aid
of an abundance of ice and friendly
zephyr which played about their side of
the building, were enabled to attend to the
routiue business of the day. In the heat of
debate on the question of appointing
strokes would ensue, but Senators Smith
and Dodge are considerate gentlemen, and
stopped before they passed the danger
line.
POETRY AND FACT.
Senator Grigsby, has been casting jeal-
GUS glances at the poets Of the legislature
for some time,. and has been desirous of
eclipsing them in the pleasing art. And
had his mind been undisturbed he might
have done so. But several weeks ago
large, well filled jug was sent to him by
friend, and he kept the same in his room
at the Sheridan, where the sOlons were
entertained. One night the splendid pres
ent disappeared, jug, handle and all, and
since that time the senator has been
strange and Indifferent to his friends. The
following poem" picked up from his desk
at the capitol is proof of his, literary aspir-
ations:
Oh come, gentle muse. with thy message of love,
And mythical, shadowy dreams.
Where may II wonder who in the d--l stole
that jug?] converse with the thrash and the
dove,
And commune with [T'd like to catch the
scoundrel] the murmnring streams.
fain would compete with these poesy.flled
minds.
Who to fame [I'u bet a thousand dollars that
Dodge took that jugl and ambition aspire;
Who sing of the stars and the whispering winds,